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Broad-winged Hawk

N 4 B 57 C 6 E Aug 31, 2019 F Jan 22, 2020

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Thorhild County, north of Edmonton, Alberta.

"Does this fence-post make me look fat?"

A Nikon D500 — 1/800s ƒ/8 ISO 1400 at 420 mm

N 11 B 94 C 13 E Aug 18, 2019 F Jan 21, 2020

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A plump juv. great gray owl patiently waits for its next meal.
Lamont County, Alberta.

Merlin (f)

A Nikon D500 — 1/640s ƒ/9 ISO 360 at 500 mm

N 8 B 88 C 9 E Aug 17, 2019 F Jan 21, 2020

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A merlin eyeing the skies in search of dragonflies. It would catch one in mid air, return to its perch and eat it, and then look to the heavens again for the next victim.
Paintearth County, southeast of Edmonton, Alberta.

Swainson's Hawk

A Nikon D500 — 1/640s ƒ/8 ISO 2000 at 290 mm

N 5 B 123 C 6 E Aug 2, 2019 F Jan 19, 2020

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Swainson's Hawk shrouded in fog, spotted south of Camrose, Alberta.

Maligne River

A Nikon D610 — 1/320s ƒ/10 ISO 720 at 24 mm

N 10 B 190 C 11 E Dec 27, 2019 F Jan 18, 2020

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From my vantage point I watched an American Dipper do its thing up and down the river .... disappearing under the freezing water, bobbing up, floating along, flitting from rock to rock and disappearing beneath the chilly water, only to resurface down stream. I had my wide angle with me and was content to watch its fascinating behavior.
Jasper National Park, Alberta.